![This is the furthest I can stretch my legs in this position and I feel like my hamstrings are way too short. What can I do to be simply able to stretch This is the furthest I can stretch my legs in this position and I feel like my hamstrings are way too short. What can I do to be simply able to stretch](https://preview.redd.it/z3wcyus4ecf61.jpg?auto=webp&s=ccb8340acc13dbd9fc28b8f3d1e00e4ff6e07dea)
This is the furthest I can stretch my legs in this position and I feel like my hamstrings are way too short. What can I do to be simply able to stretch
![Carlos Balsalobre on Twitter: "Fun fact: when you say “I need to stretch my legs” after a long period of sitting, what you actually do is contract the muscles that were stretched Carlos Balsalobre on Twitter: "Fun fact: when you say “I need to stretch my legs” after a long period of sitting, what you actually do is contract the muscles that were stretched](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPpUPv1XMAIpMWL.jpg)
Carlos Balsalobre on Twitter: "Fun fact: when you say “I need to stretch my legs” after a long period of sitting, what you actually do is contract the muscles that were stretched
So I cant fully extend my legs, like if I extend my legs straight out it stops. I know I can stretch every day until it has it's full range of motion.
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